Definition
采石 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to quarry stone'. The verb 采 ('to extract') and the object 石 ('stone') can split when inserting a measure word or duration: 采了三天石 ('quarried stone for three days'). It's a specialized term used in mining, construction, and historical contexts.
v.o.
to quarry stone
Examples
- 采石。Gōngrénmen měitiān zài shān shàng cǎi.The workers quarry stone on the mountain every day.
- 。Zhège cūnzi yǐqián kào cǎi shí wéi shēng.This village used to make a living by quarrying stone.
- 。Tāmen cǎi le yí gè yuè de shí cái wánchéng gōngchéng.They quarried stone for a whole month before finishing the project.
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